diff --git a/libs/zaptel/Makefile b/libs/zaptel/Makefile
index 5c52ce3..a4f9efe 100644
--- a/libs/zaptel/Makefile
+++ b/libs/zaptel/Makefile
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://ftp.digium.com/pub/zaptel/releases/ ftp://ftp.digium.com/pub/zaptel/releases/
 PKG_MD5SUM:=99b9f86556b903a32607b2751f920513
-PKG_CAT:=zcat
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_INSTALL_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-install